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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1908

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Sheriff Wires Santa Barbara for Missing Atlas Official

Sheriff Joseph Clay sought help from Santa Barbara police to locate Thomas R. Kackley former Atlas Engine Works vice president and general manager indicted for bribery by Marion County grand jury. Last heard in Santa Barbara planning to travel to Indianapolis. since then no word from him or his attorneys for over a month.

Joseph Clay Santa Barbara Cal Thomas R. Kackley Atlas Engine Works Marion County Grand Jury Kackley Indianapolis Sheriff Clay Mr. Kackley

Worden shoots wife then surrenders at police station

Fred B. Worden of 929 Mulberry Street fired three shots at his wife on Saturday night. He ran to the police station to turn himself in claiming the act intended to kill her and himself. Mrs Worden was struck in the shoulder and hand and is in serious condition.

Fred B. Worden Mulberry Street Worden Mrs. Worden

Judge Carter Presides Brunaugh on Trial

Judge Carter presides over Brunaugh on trial as ceremonies for laying the cornerstone at the Bureau of American Republics proceed with Roosevelt using a trowel in the event.

Carter Brunaugh Pate Bureau of American Republics

Tornado devastates towns near Woodward Oklahoma

Woodward Oklahoma May 11 A number of persons are reported killed and many injured by a tornado two miles southwest south and southeast of Woodward last night Several small towns are reported destroyed At Arnette Ellis county Mrs Hare was killed and her husband badly injured Several houses were destroyed

Woodward Okla Arnette Ellis County Hare

Carnegie Gives $750000 For American Republics Building

President Roosevelt presided at the cornerstone laying of the bureau of American republics funded by Andrew Carnegie with 750000 dollars. Twenty one republics joined the ceremony with speeches by Roosevelt Root and Carnegie. The building will house the international bureau, led by John Barrett, on site provided by Congress from the Van Ness grounds.

Carnegie Roosevelt Root Andrew Carnegie International Bureau of American Republics John Barrett United States Congress van Ness Mansion National Capital

Insane Woman Throws Babe From Window in Chicago

May 11 report from Chicago says Mrs Emma Loftgren 337 N Albany Ave, in a moment of temporary insanity hurled her baby girl and her 3-year-old son from a second-story window. Both children are gravely injured and likely to die.

Chicago Emma Loftgren Albany Avenue Arthur

Girl With Rifle Defends Mother Firing on Father

In Dubuque Iowa on May 11 Miss Maude Fleming aged 20 shot her father Mont Fleming in the head while defending her mother from an alleged attack. The shot left him not expected to die, according to the woman.

Dubuque, In Maude Fleming Mont Fleming Fleming

Paul Beattie Dies Newspaper Reporter in New York

Paul Beattie, a newspaper reporter, died in St. Vincent's hospital yesterday from a brain clot. He was in New York for work and his death is reported today.

Paul Beattie New York St. Vincent’s Hospital

Police Hope for a Confession in Selter Murder

Thieves operated widely Sunday stealing from homes and a shop. Police hold eight men on murder charges tied to Merchant Policeman Matthias Seiler’s death after a punchy melee on Pogues Run bridge. Witness Harry Duffy swore Frank Wieskham hefted a stone minutes before the killing as Delaney and others attacked Campbell.

Matthias Seiler Harry Duffy Frank Wieskham Seiler Mattaias Seiler Iarcher Street Harry Campbell Pogues South Street Linois Street Peter Ivory South Ilinois Campbell Phillip Delaney Delaney Uerah Adolph Asche Ellis Senault Philip J. Delaney Blake’ Street Michigan Street Charles F.ruth East Street Frank H. _ Wickham Tacoma Avesi Abbott Street

Memorial Services for Departed Union Members

Memorial services were held to honor departed Central Labor Union members. A special request from the Taber arch noted the gathering, with acknowledgement of union members from McPherson and surrounding areas.

Eparted Vei] McPherson Central Labor Union

Woman sues Crown Hill Cemetery for $10090 over moved bodies

Mary J. Cheek files a suit alleging Crown Hill Cemetery association removed four bodies from lot 129 she bought for 35 dollars. She says she buried two husbands a daughter and a brother in law there and that the remains were shifted without her knowledge to another area of the graveyard.

Mary J. Cheek Crown Hill Cemetery Association

Bachelor pays fine after one night in jail

Belleville Illinois reports a 60 000 dollar bachelor, five year old Ewadl Siebert, spent a night in jail for drunk and disorderly. He chose county workhouse as settlement and paid the fine after the cell stay.

Belleville Ewadl Siebert Siebert

Blizzard Wounded Report From Bloomington May 11

Bloomington dispatch reports Superintendent Harry Blizzard wounded in an incident dated May 11. Details are sparse as the casualty condition and circumstances remain unclear. Further updates are awaited from local authorities and the Bloomington police press.

Buizzard Bloomington Ind

Judge Pritchard Names Superior Court Judge to Take Criminal Bench

Judge Pritchard appoints a Superior Court judge to preside over the criminal docket in the Asphalt Patching case. The move shifts the case to a seasoned jurist for formal hearings, signaling a standard procedural transition in the matter.

Pritchard Superior Court

Jury Selection Begins In Branaugh Fraud Trial

Judge Vinson Carter, appointed by Judge Pritchard, will preside over the Indianapolis case of Harry Branaugh charged with false claims tied to asphalt street patching. The trial centers on alleged falsified city accounts causing about 10,000 dollars in losses, with inspectors’ ledgers altered to inflate bills.

Vinson Carter Pritchard Harry Branaugh Remster Isaac N. Harlan Center Township Joseph O. Kitterman Lawrence Township Albert Yanger Charles Nicholas Marion County Grand Jury Harry Bruenaugh Cose Michael Ryan Samuel Thompson Hogue Carter Mr. Hogue Brunaugh Western Construction Company Branaugh Indianapolis John Rosasco Thomas Shufeltona Blaine H. Miller Detroit Clay

Taggart and Antis Convene Meeting Amid Campaign Tension

A meeting gathers Taggart supporters and anti-Taggart factions amid a heated campaign scene. Democrats participate as local organizers push for turnout and alignment in the South region.

Gunness murder saga grips LaPorte crowd

Ten thousand people visited the Gunness farm as tours ran from Chicago and South Bend. Sheriff Smutzer ordered a barn dig as authorities seek more bodies and relics from the site where Mrs. Yelle Gunness and many victims perished. Roy Lamphere faces potential gallows after hair analysis linked to a slain suspect.

Laporte Ind Yelle Gunness Gunness J. H. W. Meyer Helgelein Roy Lamphere Smith Lamphere Gunness Farm Chicago South Bend Smutzer

County Draftsman Palmer Seeks Assessor Nomination

Friends of Thomas W. Palmer, county draftsman, filed a petition with the Board of Primary Election Commissioners requesting his name on the Democratic ticket for assessor of Center township. Backers praise his long service, local knowledge, and honesty, claiming he will serve Marion County taxpayers well if nominated.

Thomas W. Palmer Board of Primary Election Commissioners Center Township W. W. Spencer Samuel O. Pickens Frank T. Edenharter John L. F. Steeg Walter C. Clarke J. Clyde Wolfe W. T. Steele John A. Hoffman Malcolm G. Porter C. BE. Melee George Stelhorn John John W. Minor Eugene Runyan George J. Miller Mr. Palmer Marion County

Auto Hits Brick Pile Injuring Woman on Delaware Street

Miss Ann Ryan of 2110 Talbot Avenue sustained injuries Sunday night when a car carrying two women and a man struck a brick pile on Delaware Street between Walnut and St Clair. The pile showed red lights but the driver failed to see the signal.

Ann Ryan Talbott Avenue Delaware Street Walnut St. Clair Streets

Murder Near Galveston Ends in Self Defense Claim

Robert Cotterman, a farm hand, shot and killed James Brown, age 60, this morning near Galveston Indiana. Cotterman surrendered to Marshal Whitesides and says he acted in self defense after long-standing farm levies and prior trouble with Brown.

Cotterman James Brown Marshal Whitesides Brown

Heflin Indicted for Shooting Two Men in Alabama

Washington May 11 the grand jury indicted Representative Heflin of Alabama for shooting Louis Lundy colored and Thomas McCreary the horse man the action follows today and marks a major legal development in the case with implications for national politics and local race relations

Heflin Shington Representative Heflin Alabama Louis Lundy Thomas McCreary

Boy Gone From Home Reported Missing Otto Facholke

Local police investigate a missing child case for Otto Facholke of 910 Germania Avenue after he left home and failed to return. Neighbors report concerns as efforts to locate him continue.

Boy Otto Facholke Germania _ avenue

Thaw Divorce Hearing Delayed Again As Adjourments Sought

In New York on May 11 counsel for Harry K Thaw faced a push for another adjournment of the annulment hearing with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Col Franklyn Bartlett pledged no further delays and urged a peremptory date if the hearing did not start. Daniel O Reilly said the delay aimed to secure needed testimony from Pittsburg. A separate adjournment until May 14 was agreed in the Thaw liberation case at Poughkeepsie.

New York Harry K. Thaw Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Daniel O’reilly Col Franklyn Bartlett Thaw O'Reilly Pittsburg Poughkeepsie

Night riders may clash with Ohio troopers in Manchester

On May 11 a clash is expected between night riders and Ohio state troopers patrolling the Ohio river banks to deter destruction of tobacco beds and warehouses. Soldiers aim to prevent damage amid tense riverfront confrontations.

Manchester Ohio State Ohio River

Attends Hill Funeral in Bloomington Indiana

State officers and colleagues paid respects at the funeral of former state treasurer Nat A Hill in Bloomington Indiana on Monday. Attending were John C Billheimer John Reed Oscar Hadley A C Alexander Fred Sims F A Cotton Ed Fitzpatrick and A B Hunt.

Hill Nat. A. Hill Bloomington Ind John C. Billheimer John Reed Oscar Hadley A. C. Alexander Fred Sims F. A. Cotton Ed Fitspatrick A. B. Hunt

Mrs Helen Moses Dies At Home In Marion

Mrs Helen Moses died Monday morning at 7 30 at her home 403 E Twenty seventh street Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 o clock in the Central Christian church Burial will be made at Marion Ohio Mrs Moses was prominent in missionary work.

Helen Moses E. Twenty-seventh Street Central Christian Church Marion

Escapes From Hospital Mentioned in Grand Jury Tale

Mrs. Levinia Folk stunned the grand jury with a wild tale of a secret cave beyond a backyard tennis court containing buried bodies. She said the remains included her missing father and mother and implicated Mayor Bookwalter in their disappearance, asserting a house of horrors similar to a famous Laporte case.

Gunness Levinia Grant Jury Laporte Grand Jury Cinder

Democrats 10 Meet Southside Market House

The major primary campaign rally for Democrats will be at the old Southside market house Wednesday night, with attendance expected to exceed 1,000. W. A. Pickens will explain the primary law and all Democratic candidates are invited to speak. Henry Seyfried will preside. Ward chairmen of the tenth, eleventh, and thirteenth wards organized the meeting.

W. A. Pickens Henry? Seyfried

Eighteenth Annual Convention Of Joseph Valley Young People

South Bend Ind May 11 the eighteenth annual convention of the Joseph Valley Young People Christian Union United Brethren brings delegates from district churches to discuss mission plans and youth outreach across the region.

South Bend Ind The

Also Mentioned on This Page

Elizabeth Herwig Eugenia Gaylord Mr. Clay California Wife Cornerstone Republics Partici Washington Andrew Seler Theeves Margaret Oldendorff Alabama Street Frank Gernville Annette Street J. D. Hass Brokeside Avenue Hedges E. Washington Eh . Leke Tenth Street Ba Lew Thubert Hoeslein Rural Street W. O. Sheets Delaware Streets Superior Court No Henry W. Marshall Western Paving and Construction Company Taggart ANTIS Democrats 1 South Gidd Mrs. Gunness Galveston Robert Gunness Horrors Womantellg Wiernetary Southside Market House
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